Hurricanes, Oh My!

There have been so many hurricanes as of late. We rarely even ever see much out of any of them, but for some reason, we suddenly must try and prepare for them.

I find myself buying more water than usual, stocking up on things that are ready-to-eat out of easy to open pre-packaged containers, and overall doing things we normally just do not do.

We have resorted to tying the trampoline to the back porch in an effort to ensure that we don't have to figure out how to retrieve it from an unsuspecting neighbor's yard.

We have been working out at the Fair Grounds to build the maze for our theater's major fundraiser that is coming up soon, and have to be diligent in making sure not only everything is sturdy, braced, and ready for a big storm, but that we don't leave anything that may be enticing to any evacuees who may end up housed at the shelter out there, too.

Last time, we found ourselves having to bring home things like our chairs, because folks tried to set up shop on our site out of boredom I suppose, I'm not really certain.

Tonight, my husband and I are going back out to check on our site one last time, even if it's raining, just to make sure everything is ready for a big storm and to make sure nobody left anything lying around that may be of interest to someone should the shelter open back up again.

I'm off to the grocery store to make sure I have my stash of tasty treats at optimum capacity.

We need at least 5 boxes of Vanilla wafers just to make it through an average week, so I should add a few extras in the event of hurricane stress occurring with the babies!

Hopefully, we won't have to worry about this again for a while!